A facultative mutualism between aphids and an invasive ant increases plant reproduction

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 190-199

  Styrsky, John D ^a   Eubanks, Micky D ^a,b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant aphid interaction; Aphis gossypii; Biological control; Biological invasions; Herbivory; Indirect effects; Plant defence; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

ANT; APHID; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CATERPILLAR; COTTON; FITNESS; HERBIVORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; MUTUALISM; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT DEFENSE; POPULATION REGULATION; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS GOSSYPII; FORMICIDAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 77951175591     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2009.01172.x     Document Type: Article

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